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Echo and Granola, compared.

Granola is an AI notepad for meetings that transcribes your device’s microphone and system audio, with no bot in the call.1, 2 Facts as each company states them, checked on .

EchoGranola
PriceEchoFree; Plus $19 a month per person; Pro $49 a month per personEcho pricingGranolaBasic $0; Business $14; Enterprise $35, per user per month1
PlatformsEchomacOS (Apple silicon), Windows, iPhone and Android appsSupported platformsGranolamacOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Apple Watch; web to view and edit notes3, 4, 5
CaptureEchoNo bot; desktop captures computer audio and microphoneHow Echo recordsGranolaNo bot; captures microphone and system audio on your device2
Live helpEchoPrepared questions graded during the call, a checklist and approved answers, when enabled per Meeting TypeHelp during a callGranolaLive transcript; chat about the meeting during the call5, 6
After the meetingEchoNotes, commitments, follow-up drafts; PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint on requestWork after a meetingGranolaEnhanced notes, templates; Gmail follow-up drafts on paid plans7, 8
AI apps and MCPEchoRead-only MCP server for AI apps, after you approveAI app accessGranolaHosted MCP on all plans; Basic limited to 30 days of personal notes; API on paid plans9, 10, 11
LanguagesEcho60 languages on live calls, follows mid-call switches; notes in 11Supported languagesGranola31 languages on desktop, 17 on mobile; switches mid-meeting on desktop12
Security and trainingEchoOn SOC 2 Type II audited platforms; no training on your contentData handling and securityGranolaSOC 2 Type II; trains on de-identified data unless you opt out2, 13

Choose Granola if

  • You want to record on Apple Watch or edit notes in a browser.4, 5
  • You want an API and webhooks for your own tools.11, 14
  • You want meeting notes synced to HubSpot, Attio or Affinity records.15, 16

Choose Echo if

  • You want the questions you prepared graded during the call, with a follow-up when an answer falls short.
  • You want 60 languages on live calls, following mid-call switches.
  • You want Echo to make a proposal or deck from your calls.

Sources, checked

  1. Granola pricing
  2. Granola help: Security, privacy and data FAQs
  3. Granola help: Setting up Granola for the first time
  4. Granola help: Using Granola on Apple Watch
  5. Granola help: How transcription works
  6. Granola help: Chatting with your meetings
  7. Granola help: AI-enhanced notes
  8. Granola help: Follow-up emails
  9. Granola help: Granola MCP
  10. Granola blog: Granola MCP launch, 4 Feb 2026
  11. Granola help: Granola API
  12. Granola help: Multi-language support
  13. Granola privacy policy, effective 8 Sep 2026
  14. Granola API docs: Webhooks
  15. Granola integrations
  16. Granola help: HubSpot
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